Inquest Into Inmate`s Death Begins

August 27, 1985|By James Tolpin, Staff writer

Palm Beach County Jail inmate Mario Abraham was poked in the groin with a broom stick, punched, kicked and dragged from his cell by sheriff`s deputies five days before he died from a broken neck, four deputies testified Monday during the first day of a public inquest into Abraham`s death.

The four also admitted, either on the stand or in earlier written statements, to perjuring themselves in sworn statements to the State Attorney`s Office. One deputy said his lying was based on a ``code of honor`` that officers do not implicate other officers.